Kennedy Half Dollar 1964 Silver 1965-Present Image Facts

1964 The Accented Hair variety has sharply incised hair above Kennedy's ear and is found only as a Proof. The Doubled Die obverse is available both as a circulation strike and as a Proof. The Doubled Die reverse is known only in Proof.

1964-D Doubled Die obverse and Doubled Die reverse varieties exist.

1974-D Look for the Doubled Die Obverse varieties.

1776-1976 Four Proofs were struck without mint marks.

1979-S Issued only in Proof Sets. The "Type I" has an indistinct mint mark that looks like a blob. The mint mark on the "Type 2" is clear and distinct.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Frank Gasparro

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal content:

Silver - 90%

Copper - 10%

Weight: 193 grains (12.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: None (for Philadelphia, PA)

left of the stem of the olive branch on the reverse

90% SILVER PLANCHETS (1964 ONLY)

40% SILVER (CLAD) PLANCHETS (1965-1970)

COPPER-NICKEL CLAD COINAGE (1971-DATE)

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Frank Gasparro

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal content:

Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Center - 100% Copper

Weight: 175 grains (11.3 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) centered above the date

BICENTENNIAL REVERSE (1975-1976)

Designer: Obverse by Gilroy Roberts; reverse by Seth Huntington

Diameter: 31 millimeters

Metal Content:

Outer layers - 80% Silver, 20% Copper

Center - 79% Copper, 21% Silver

Weight: 178 grains (11.5 grams)

Edge: Reeded

Mint mark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) centered above the date

NORMAL REVERSE RESUMED (1977-DATE)

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